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On macadamized streets, for dust layer, tar was used where possible, laying the dust and improving the street itself at the same time. This treatment also protects the street from rutting during the winter months, caused by auto traffic. Some of the streets treated by this method arc Lebanon Street trom Emerson Street to Appleton Street, East Foster Street from Lebanon Street to Larrabee Street, Laurel Street and Malvern Street, and this work should be continued on macadamized streets not ordered sprinkled, and I respectfully ask that the Highway Repairing appropriation be increased in order that this work may be done.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Main Street
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company enlarged their underground conduit from Porter Street to the Wakefield line, and made the necessary cross connections to houses, etc.
The Malden Electric Company continued their conduit from Franklin Square to the Wakefield line and the Malden Gas Company laid a new main from Franklin Square to the Wakefield line, and renewed all services from Porter Street to the Wakefield line.
The city was very fortunate to have this work done this year on account of high wages and scarcity of help.
. There is some Surface Drainage work to be done and relaying of water mains from Briggs Street to Heyward Avenue, by the city. When this is done and the Street Railway tracks lowered, this street will be ready for construction.
For the type of pavement to be used on Main Street, I would recom- mend the modern granite grouted block on a concrete base and this should be used in and between the car tracks as well as outside the tracks.
If the whole length from Porter Street to the Wakefield line cannot be done in one year, the part from Franklin Square to the Wakefield line should be done first.
Paved Gutters and Crossings
Paved gutters were laid on Marvin Road from Franklin Street to the angle, Henry Avenue, Perkins Street where edgestones have been placed, Warwick Road from Dyer Avenue to Sears Avenue, Beverly Street and Hopkins Street, and a granite crossing laid in Vinton Street at Cedar Park.
Tree Planting
Seventy-seven Norway maples were set out in the spring and 19 in the fall. These were larger trees than usual and are in fine condition. The few set out in the fall are the first to be set out at this time of year, as the. spring period is considered more favorable for successful planting, but as there were requests made during the year for trees, it was thought best to try fall planting as well.
Surface Drainage
Late in the fall of 1915, work was begun widening, straightening and cleaning the main brook from the Malden line to the junction of Ell and Spot Pond Brook's, and this work has been continued during 1916 on the main brook, Spot Pond Brook and Ell Pond Brook.
Cleaning was done in Ell Pond Brook from Wyoming Station to Corey Street, and on Spot Pond Brook the culvert under Wyoming
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Avenue was thoroughly cleaned and the brook widened as far as Whittier Street.
The work the past two years shows a remarkable improvement in these brooks as no flooding has occurred since.
Sidewalks
There have been 16,899 linear feet of new edgestone set ard :25 lir- car feetof edgestone reset in connection with which it was necessary to repave 317 square yards of gutters.
There have been 4,018 square yards of granolithic and 1,646 square yards of new tar concrete sidewalks constructed. Under repairs to present walks 1,455 square yards of three coat work, 2,630 square yards of two-coat work and 6,241 square yards of top dressing of tar concrete sidewalks were renewed. Eighteen square yards of granolithic walks were relaid.
Underground Wires
Conduits have been placed on Main Street from the Malden line to the Wakefield line by the Malden Electric Company ard the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, and when the City wires are placed underground the wooden poles on this street can be removed.
This underground work should be continued on Franklin Street, West Emerson Street from Main Street to Vinton Street, Wyoming Avenue from Main Street to the Stoneham line, and on other prominent streets, as soon as practicable. Placing the wires underground will be of great benefit to the street trees as many are being injured by the wires passing through them.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended
Bookkeeper, part salary.
$271.35
Assistant Superintendent.
1,200.00
Timekeeper, part salary.
469.50
Holiday time.
59.15
$2,000.00
Repairing
Appropriation .
$17,500.00
Street Railway Tax.
4,100.24
Snow account.
2,500.00
Collections per Treasurer
140.96
$24,241.20
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Expended
Minor repairs.
$2,693.41
Snow account
5,622.89
Paving repairs.
12.19
Ledge work ..
1,842.68
Guard rails
192.57
Expense account, hardware sundries .
348.45
Street cleaning
325.93
Gravel walks (see table)
378.94
Bridges and culverts.
38.23
Minor tar repairs.
176.59
Garfield Road.
8.18
Roller shed.
351.87
Street repairs (see table)
11,698.28
Insurance and tools
541.61
$24,231.82
Balance
$9.38
STREET REPAIRING BY LOCATION
Altamont Avenue
$16.75
Hesseltine Avenue
$15.00
Argyle Street.
5.38
Malvern Street ..
22.08
Ashland Street.
20.25
Main Street.
1,390.21
Batchelder Street.
5.50
Melrose Street .
232.63
Bartlett Street.
17.96
Morgan Street.
11.94
Bellevue Avenue .
256.60
Mountain Avenue.
176.95
Botolph Street
12.38
Maple Street
228.51
Briggs Street
4.75
Myrtle Street.
32.95
Cass Street.
4.37
Newburyport Turnpike.
510.21
Corey Street ..
89.90
North Avenue.
87.07
Cleveland Street.
73.31
Orient Avenue
4.12
Cottage Street.
165.55
Otis Street.
15.50
Crescent Avenue
17.37
Park Street.
218.11
East Street.
105.31
Perkins Street.
7.87
Emerson Street, East
55.89
Pleasant Street.
425.12
Emerson Street, West.
292.68
Poplar Street
94.91
Essex Street.
177.61
Porter Street .
101.31
Eleventh Street
100.50
Pratt Street.
2.50
Elm Street.
79.54
Ravine Road .
227.92
Fairview Avenue
119.56
Reading Hill Avenue.
169.44
Florence Street
178.16
Richardson Road.
24.37
Francis Street
55.25
Rowe Street.
5.38
Foster Street, East
33.63
Sanford Street.
9.25
Foster Street, West.
76.31
Sargent Street.
32.37
Franklin Street
1,134.19
Sixth Street.
33.12
Green Street.
277.75
Spear Street.
202.61
Grove Street.
55.58
Stratford Road
26.62
Greenwood Street.
122.81
Swain's Pond Avenue
384.06
Highland Avenue
40.06
Tremont Street.
41.63
Holland Road
108.56
Trenton Street.
139.37
Hurd Street ..
60.37
Upham Street.
544.20
Howard Street.
462.47
Vinton Street.
327.01
High Street. .
108.38
Waverly Avenue 82.20
Hillside Avenue.
19.00
Washington Street.
242.00
Laurel Street .
271.29
Willow Street.
52.25
Lebanon Street.
166.80
Woodland Avenue.
50.44
Linwood Avenue
9.50
Wyoming Avenue, West.
687.75
Lynde Street
38.03
1
$11,698.28
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GRAVEL SIDEWALKS
Greystone Road.
$13.07
Pleasant Street
$89.44
Greenwood Street.
. 23.12
Park Street. .
13.38
Lebanon Street .
64.61
Swain's Pond Avenue.
69.22
Meridian Street.
16.98
Tremont Street.
24.75
Minor repairs.
28.00
Wyoming Avenue
36.37
$378.94
EAST EMERSON STREET
Appropriation.
$2,000.00
Expended
Labor and teams
$803.37
Gravel.
18.00
Crushed stone.
456.00
Rolling.
77.50
Cement.
1.72
Tarvia.
389.00
Insurance and tools
80.64
$1,829.23
Balance
$170.77
FIRST STREET
Appropriation.
$2,200.00
Expended 1915 account .
$1,992.75
Expended 1916
Recording.
$3.45
Labor and teams
80.69
Gravel.
9.00
Steam roller .
24.00
Insurance and tools
11.07
$128.21
$2,120.96
Balance.
$79.04
EAST FOSTER STREET
Appropriation.
$2,400.00
Expended
Labor and teams.
$878.03
Crushed stone.
579.00
Tarvia.
384.09
Rolling.
65.00
Sand and cement.
12.26
Insurance and tools.
87.80
$2,006.18
Balance
$393.82
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
GARFIELD ROAD
Appropriation.
$800.00
From highway repairing.
8.18
$808.18
Expended
Labor and teams.
$660.62
Rolling.
20.00
Gravel.
61.50
Insurance and tools.
66.06
$808.18
HENRY AVENUE
Appropriation
$2,800.00
Expended
Paved gutters
$355.06
Macadam:
Labor and teams
$1,113.62
Stock. .
1,184.63
Insurance and tools.
146.69
$2,444.94
$2,800.00
LYNDE AVENUE
Appropriation
$2,300.00
Expended
Recording taking
$3.25
Labor and teams.
$1,596.91
Stock.
310.67
Insurance and tools
159.69
$2,070.52
Balance
$229.48
MARVIN ROAD
Appropriation.
$3,000.00
Expended
Build wall.
$373.72
Fencing.
257.15
Paving.
842.19
Macadam.
1,123.71
Inside curbing
32.98
Conerete .
65.18
Insurance and tools.
143.55
$3,000.00
WARWICK ROAD
Appropriation $1,000.00
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Expended
Paving blocks.
$374.92
Sand ..
44.00
Labor and teams
280.30
Insurance and tools.
28.03
$727.25
Balance
$272.75
·
BEVERLY STREET #
Appropriation.
$1,600.00
Expended.
1,493.96
Balance
$106.04
HOPKINS STREET
Appropriation.
$2,600.00
Expended .
1,047.65
Balance
1,552.35
#Not completed.
UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Rubbish cans
$8.48
Pine Street construction ..
5.93
West Foster Street construction.
.98
Dyer Avenue.
4.81
On the following appropriations no expenditures have been made:
Stevens Road.
$2,870.00
Harold Street.
500.00
Pleasant Street.
5,000.00
Argyle Street .
500.00
Malvern Street.
1,300.00
Natalie Avenue
1,800.00
STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT
16612 days to streets at $5.00 per day
$831.25
Expended
Coal, wood and oil.
$277.89
Supplies and repairs.
320.27
Labor.
148.50
746.66
Balance to Maintenance Account.
$84.59
CRUSHER ACCOUNT
Stock charged where used .
$4,037.46
Coal and oil to other accounts.
277.50
To highway repairing
1,842.68
$6,157.64
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Expended
Coal and supplies
$965.88
Casting and repairs.
178.96
Labor and teams.
2,657.09
Stone purchased.
22.00
Drilling and ledge work.
2,333.71
$6,157.64
STABLE ACCOUNT
Teams charged to streets and other work
$9,091.17
Expended
Hay and grain .
$3,565.37
Carts and repairs. .
1,172.32
Harnesses and repairs ..
463.74
Care of horses, shocing, medical attendance, etc.
804.74
Rent, heat, light and repairs.
650.60
Labor.
2,434.40
$9,091.17
CROSSWALKS AND PAVING
Balance January 1, 1916.
$123.03
Appropriation
2,500.00
$2,623.03
Expended
Stock, labor and teams.
$1,829.43
Crosswalks, labor and teams
104.31
Paving block's at yard.
659.36
$2,593.10
Balance.
$29.93
STREET SPRINKLING
Assessment
$11,156.74
Watering
Labor and teams
$1,103.90
Rent of shed ..
45.00
Labor on schedules.
7.00
Repair standpipes .
16.92
$1,172.82
Oiling
Alden Spears Sons' Co., oil applied.
$7,398.46
Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia.
961.44
American Tar Co ..
123.62
Joseph Edwards.
.75
Labor and teams, applying sand.
152.75
Labor and teams, cleaning for oil.
1,346.45
$9,983.4
Total .
$11,156.29
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CITY OF MELROSE STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation.
$18,848.00
Supplementary Budget.
150.00
From Park Department.
252.00
$19,250.00
Expended
Malden Electric Co., contract. $19,223.94
Balance
$26.06
STREET CLEANING
Appropriation.
$5,000.00
Expended
Labor and teams
$3,044.70
Labor, push carts.
1,856.05
Labor, leveling dumps.
29.22
Tools and repairs.
70.03
$5,000.00
COLLECTION OF ASHES AND RUBBISH
Appropriation .
$5,500.00
Expended
Labor and teams.
$4,838.99
Labor, leveling dumps,
462.88
Labor, delivering ash notices
59.69
Printing ash cards.
14.91
Liability insurance
49.22
$5,425.69
Balance
$74.31
STREET GUIDE BOARDS AND NUMBERS
Appropriation.
$250.00
Expended
Labor and teams.
$62.46
Signs, iron and hardware
173.93
$236.39
Balance
$13.61
ICE FOR DRINKING FOUNTAINS
Appropriation. $50.00
129
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Expended
Harold Hilton, for ice.
$48.00
Balance
$2.00
INSURANCE
Appropriation
$1,300.00
Expended
Premiums on policies
$1,269.99
Balance
$30.01
PLANTING NEW TREES
Appropriation.
$500.00
Receipts.
132.00
$632.00
Expended
T. E. Mollins, labor
$92.31
Labor and teams
156.45
Loam.
80.00
A. M. Tuttle, trees
168.75
Advertising.
4.00
$501.51
Balance
$130.49
REMOVAL OF TREES Linwood Avenue and Washington Street
Appropriation
$50.00
Expended
Linwood Avenue.
$33.50
Washington Street.
16.36
$49.86
Balance
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STREETS ORDERED LAID OUT (Under betterment act)
Street
From
To
Width
Length
Date
Argyle St ..
Rogers St
Right of Way.
40
289.30
May
5,1916
Emerson St., E. Stratford Rd.
Lincoln St ..
50
489.31
July
3,1916
Garfield Rd ....
Porter St ..
Emerson St., E.
50
935.87
April 3, 1916
Harold St ..
Goss Ave ..
Florence Ave ..
40
220.00
Nov. 6, 1916
Hopkins St.
Lebanon St ..
Forest St ...
40
474.18
July
3,1916
Stevens Rd.
Perkins St.
Warwick Rd ..
40
772.94
July
3,1916
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CARE OF TREES
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended
Labor and teams.
$467.57
J. Bennett, irons.
7.40
A. M. Tuttle, trees
11.25
Perry & Marston, hardware.
7.57
$493.79
Balance
$6.21
CITY HALL
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$1,400.00
Expended
Labor as per pay rolls
$1,358.09
Balance
$41.91
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation.
$2,500.00
By collection (sale of paper)
6.42
$2,506.42
Expended
Supplies.
$311.63
Repairs .
850.79
Coal and Wood.
583.15
Electric lighting.
532.30
Electric lighting, clock in tower
104.56
Gas lighting .
46.53
Plants for vases and beds.
28.00
Water rates.
50.30
$2,507.26
Deficit .
$ .84
Amount billed for use of hall.
$990.00
MEMORIAL BUILDING
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$1,400.00
Expended
Salaries and wages, per pay roll .
$1,236.75
Transferred to other expenses.
158.00
$1,394.75
Balance
$5.25
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OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation.
$1,800.00
Transferred from salaries and wages .
158.00
Collection.
.20
$1,958.20
Expended
Janitors' supplies.
$139.85
Deering Lumber Co.
10.67
American Seating Co.
12.00
McDonald, Joslyn Co.
161.57
Grading lawn.
27.00
Brock Brothers
66.01
Painting .
630.42
A. B. Franklin Co.
38.28
J. W. McMullen.
3.68
M. Steinert Sons' Co.
3.50
Locke Coal Co.
315.13
Benson Coal Co.
140.15
Malden Electric Co., lighting
240.40
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co.
33.12
Paine Furniture Co.
26.55
Water rates
27.03
Damages, Asa Child.
75.00
$1,950.36
Balance
$7.84
Amount billed for use of Auditorium and G. A. R. Hall:
Auditorium.
$2,751.66
G. A. R. Hall.
681.64
$3,433.30
CONTINUOUS SIDEWALKS
Appropriation.
$20,000.00
Balance January 1, 1916.
2,091.72
Receipts.
5,848.95
$27,940.67
Expended
Labor and teams
$4,746.70
Highway Division, stock and invoices
717.21
Sewer Division, stock.
25.36
Granolithic, concrete and sodding, repairs.
7,231.16
Individual walks, transfer.
69.97
Lumber
25.32
Edgestones
11,921.90
Carpenter work
22.50
$24,760.12
Balance
$3,180.55
INDIVIDUAL WALKS
Appropriation.
$1,000.00
Balance January 1, 1916.
559.47
Collections-Total.
$1,200.00
Less Refunds
188.94
1,011.28
$2,570.75
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Expended
Labor and teams
$276.59
Edgestones
688.55
Granolithic, concrete and sodding, repairs.
897.92
Inspection.
41.25
Insurance and tools.
25.50
Sewer stock.
3.56
$1,933.37
Less transfer to continuous walks.
69.97
$1,863.40
Balance
$707.35
REPAIR PRESENT WALKS
Appropriation
$5,000.00
Collections
12.77
$5,012.77
Expended
Minor repairs.
$352.98
Liability insurance.
14.61
Concrete repairs.
4,518.03
Granolithic repairs .
7.33
Sodding.
72.91
$4,965.80
Balance.
$46.91
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CONTINUOUS WALKS-1916 (One-half cost assessed to abuttors.)
Street
Side
From
To
Edgestone Straight
Curved
Blocks
Granolithic Walks , Drives
Concrete Yards
Sod Feet
Argyle St.
Both
Rogers St ..
Right of Way.
572.20
25.40
2
1356
Bartlett St. .
Both.
Everett St.
South.
399.50
2
309.89
10.89
Beverly St. .
East and North Rowe St.
Porter St .. .
426.15
12.20
6
297.31
28.13
1211
Beverly St .. .
West . and South Rowe St.
Porter St ..
515.10
12.50
4
Boardman Ave.
Both.
Main St ...
Hawes Ave. N.
1,283.47
12.80
20
760.73
105.85
4,456
Chestnut Pk ..
North.
Chestnut St ..
East.
170.60
12.60
Cottage St .. .
West.
At Hurd St ..
4,491
Crescent Ave. and Wash. St. North and East Northeast corner
304.60
13.60
6
213.45
781
Cutter St ...
West.
Sanford St ..
Baxter St.
282.25
25.45
6
169.45
24.96
955
Emerson St. E.
Both
Stratford Rd ..
Lincoln St ..
846.40
47.30
4
79.27
10.64
676
Everett St ...
North.
Pleasant St ..
Crescent Ave.
442.50
116.60
2
234.44
10.64
1,526
Fairview Ave.
West and South Reading Hill Ave. .
Pierce est. .
305.50
120.10
8
Foster St. E.
No. 347.
Garfield Rd. .
West ..
Greenwood St ..
East.
Franklin St ..
Wakefield line
868.80
48.00
18
1,635
Lebanon St ..
West.
No. 366.
55.55
Lincoln St ...
West.
At Stewart's.
43.72
10.09
261
Malvern St ..
Faxon St. .
West ...
107.89
444
Malvern St ..
Both.
Linwood Ave ..
Potter St ...
593.40
95.70
Malvern St ..
Both.
Potter St ..
Lebanon St.
296.70
44.25
2
Maple St ....
Tappan St ...
West.
Meridian St ..
West.
No. 106.
55.50
36.70
132
Perkins St ..
North.
Lynn Fells Pkwy W .. .
Warwick Rd.
1,105.40
90.20
6
649.05
40.51
5,784
Porter St ..
No. 56 and No. 61.
East line No. 33.
139.40
13.70
2
Richardson Rd ..
North.
End present walk
Renwick Rd ..
103.40
40.00
70.73
281
Sewall Woods Rd.
North.
Dyer Ave.
15 Sewall Woods, Rd.
794.90
210.10
6
Sixth St .. ..
East.
Laurel St. . .
E. line E. M. Wood.
375.20
12.70
2
240.28
Stevens Rd ..
Both.
Perkins St. .
Warwick Rd ..
1,277.20
252.47
8
Trenton St.
Both
Wyoming Ave. W. Foster St. W.
Hurd St ..
746.60
25.20
12
390.05
55.98
2,114
Trenton St ..
Both
Hurd St ..
1,274.20
· 25.30
26
2,933
Trenton .
South.
No. 195.
No. 203
174.80
2
107.95
13.96
901
Warwick Rd.
Both.
Dyer Ave.
Sears Ave. N. Stevens Rd ..
676.00
133.90
10
475.30
115.33
Reading Hill Ave ..
South.
Fairview Ave ..
52.22
Upham St ...
36.38
7.00
12.50
134
INDIVIDUAL WALKS 1916
Lin. Ft. Edgestones
Abuttors
Location
Straight
Curved
Blocks
Sq. Yards. Concrete
Granolithic Walk
Drive
Sq. Ft. Sodd.
Bay State Realty Co.
W. Foster St ..
9.00
4.44
H. C. Blackmer.
Holland Rd.
Driveway
2
6.44
H. Bennett.
29 Vinton St ..
Driveway
2
4.66
M. B. Bean ..
Chestnut St ..
Driveway
5.00
E. S. Conrad.
543 Lebanon St ..
67.40
33.42
212
A. L. Danforth.
90 Vinton St .. ..
117.40
57.40
105.39
339
A. F. Evers ..
46 Ferdinand St .. .
Driveway
1.92
Alice E. and Ellen M. Jones. . .
164 Wyoming Ave ..
Driveway
R. T. Hay.
81 Stratford Rd ..
Driveway
J. N. Hopkins ..
133 Trenton St ..
110.80
2
71.15
11.07
277
G. E. Johnson.
73 Garfield Rd.
90.00
2
3.00
Kanter & Altman .
28 Grove St .. ..
Driveway
E. C. Lang.
174 E. Emerson St.
177.40
15.70
4
111.14
27.45
1030
Clarence M. Loud.
83 Stratford Rd ..
Driveway
Matilda L. Bean.
28 Chestnut St ..
Driveway
3.00
Gifford Merrill.
137 E. Emerson St ..
60.20
2
33.90
10.60
298
G. C. Mower .
90 Vinton St ..
5.60
2
14.58
15.55
56
C. G. Stebbins.
76 Meridian St ..
68.50
2
47.67
10.84
168
H. Schreiner .
66-68 Hillside Ave ..
60.60
4
55.66
Nellie O. Southwick.
Highland Ave. W ..
Driveway
2
R. C. Wallace ..
42 Morgan St .. ..
Driveway
2
3.77
Frederic Whiton . ..
503 Lebanon St ...
Driveway
3.42
3.00
CITY OF MELROSE
135
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SEWER DIVISION SEWER CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation.
$10,000.00
Balance January 1, 1916. .
5,469.49
Stock balance Jan. 1, 1916.
3,849.27
Receipts.
252.00
Collections .
84.07
$19,654.83
Expended
Sewers (see table for streets).
$4,284. 07
Balance.
$15,370.76
Ledger balance.
$9,802.90
Stock balance.
5,567.86
$15,370.76
STOCK ACCOUNT
Stock Balance Jan. 1, 1916.
$3,849.27
Stock Purchased:
Sewer pipe
2,944.63
Cement
384.81
Brick .
564.12
Casting .
838.84
Sundries (including yard rent and lumber).
296.42
Labor at yard.
235.39
9,113.48
Stock used on sewers.
$369.08
Stock used by other divisions and sold .
3,176.54
3,545.62
Balance
$5,567.86
COST OF SYSTEM
Construction to Jan. 1, 1916.
$474,463.02
Construction in 1916.
4,284.07
Total.
$478,747.09
SEWER MAINTENANCE
Appropriation .
$1,200.00
Collections by Treasurer .
42.34
$1,242.34
Expended
Deficit 1915 account.
$ .50
Cleaning and repairing, labor and teams.
1,100.19
Stock used .
104.38
$1,205.07
Balance
$37.27
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CITY OF MELROSE
PRIVATE SEWERS
There have been eighty-two connections made with the main sewers the past year, making a total to January 1, 1917 of 3,293. (Cost of private sewers paid for by applicant.)
Expended
Labor as per pay rolls.
$1,856.18
Stock, insurance and tools, sewer construction
851.67
Stock and Teams, Highway Division
75.57
Stock, P. M. Grovestein.
.96
Stock, Water Division .
. 50
Concrete, C. L. Hoffman & Son.
2.98
$2,787.86
SEWER CONSTRUCTION-1916
Street
Location
Size Inches
Length Feet
Man Holes
Geneva Rd ..
Upham St., south.
6
203
1
Leonard's Ct ......
Off E. Foster St. .
6
25
0
Lynn Fells P'kw'y
From opp. Charles St., easterly
6
73
0
*Maple Pl.
Maple St., north
6
68
0
Sixth St.
Laurel St., north
6
184
1
*Washington St .. .
Trenton St., northerly
8
265
2
Total.
818
4
*Not finished
Sewers Built to January 1, 1917
No. of feet 6 inch pipe
119,831
66
8
66
52,891
66
12 66 66
10,281
66
18
66
5,150
66
20
66
2,788
24
66
1,213
66
18 x 20 inch brick
3,035
20
111
66
24
60
28
66
10
66
17,529
15 66
3,839
216,696
Note :- Total length of sewers 216,696 ft. or 41.04 miles, 2.4 miles of which are owned and controlled by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but by an Act of the Legislature, Melrose is permitted to use in the same manner as the local sewers.
Pipe
137
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SURFACE DRAINAGE Construction
Appropriation
$15,000.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1916.
1,673.06
Receipts .
37.11
$16,710.17
Expended
Construction 1916.
$11,625.74
Balance
$5,084.43
MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
$2,500.00
For brooks.
500.00
$3,000.00
Expended
Cleaning catch basins.
$1,163.66
Cleaning Brooks:
Labor and teams
$1,379.66
Stock and tools.
122.35
Damages.
15.00
$1,517.01
Repair Catch Basins and Drains-
Labor and teams
251.05
Stock.
24.93
$275.98
Liability Insurance
43.35
$3,000.00
138
SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION-1916
Pipe
Street
Location
Feet
Size
Manholes
Catch Basins
Beverly Street.
Rowe St., easterly .
356
12
2
3
Boardman Avenue
At Hawes Avenue ..
44
10
1
Cutter Street.
Cor. Sanford Street ...
130
20
1
2
W. Emerson Street.
At Myrtle Street.
496
12
2
5
E. Foster Street.
Ell Pond Brook, easterly.
706
20
2
2
Garfield Road.
Low point to Emerson Street
15
12
Lynde Avenue ..
At low point. .
316
12
3
Melrose Street.
Lynn Fells Parkway to Main Street.
2
1
Main Street ..
At low point near Linden Road.
Orris Street .
Cor. Sears Avenue ..
Perkins Street.
At Warwick Road.
Sears Avenue ..
Orris Street, westerly .
266
12
1
2
Trenton Street. .
At Wyoming Avenue.
1
Waverly Avenue Extension . ..
At Brook ..
18
18
1
Warwick Road .
At low point.
18
10
1
Willow Street. .
At low point. ..
Youle Street.
At low point.
Total .
2365
.
13
28
.
.
.
CITY OF MELROSE
1
Crystal Street.
Parkway, southerly.
1
E. Emerson Street ..
Garfield Road, easterly to low point.
1
2
1
1
Vinton Street. .
Cor. Oakland Street .
2
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY OF IMPROVED SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTED TO JAN. 1, 1917
8 inch Akron Pipe
646 lin. ft.
10
3,000 "
12
. 6
25,625 "
15
44
14,604 "
16
Iron
284 “
18
Akron
5,929 " .4
20
Iron
120 "
20
Akron
5,232 "
24
1,936 "
Brick Conduit.
659 " ..
Concrete Conduit
8,894 4
Number of concrete culverts.
5
" manholes.
318
" catchbasins.
553
Cost of system to Jan. 1, 1916.
$187,552.43
Construction.
11,623.60
Cost of system to Jan. 1, 1917
$199,176.03
Total length of Improved Surface Drains .. . 12.68 miles.
ENGINEERING DIVISION Salaries and Wages
Appropriation.
$3,500.00
Received from Cemetery Dept.
34.69
$3,534.69
Expended
Salaries as per pay roll.
$3,534.36
Balance
$.33
Other Expenses
Appropriation.
$325.00
Received from Cemetery Dept.
63.60
$388.60
Expended
Supplies
$226.83
Repair instruments.
10.80
Grade stakes.
50.00
Maps, Makepiece
9.06
Horse hire.
44.00
Expenses on Deeds
37.64
$378.33
Balance
$10.27
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CITY OF MELROSE
SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE Highway Division
Street lines and grades given for construction of new streets, including gutters, crossings, guard rails, etc., and record plans made of same.
Sewer Division
Estimates have been rendered, lines and grades given, records kept of "Y" locations, plans and profiles made, and schedules for assessing all sewers constructed.
Water Division
Estimates have been made and lines given for water mains, con- structed and relaid. For locations, lengths and size of mains see tables under "Water Division".
Surface Drainage
Surveys, computations and plans have been made, lines and grades 1. given, and records kept of "Y" locations of all new work constructed.
Wyoming Cemetery
Forty-five lots have been surveyed, a plan of each lot made and blue prints of same furnished the Cemetery Department. Lines and grades for driveways have been given. General plan of Cemetery showing lots has been corrected to date.
Sidewalks
Plans and profiles have been made, lengths and radii of curbing com- puted, work measured and schedules for assessment made.
Assessment Plans
New buildings have been plotted. Common and private sewers have been constructed and sewer assessment data recorded on plans.
Street Numbering
All new houses have been located and numbered. Numbers have been furnished and put on 51 buildings.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES
Highways:
Comprising plans, estimates, titles, profiles, lines and grades, and all other engineering work relating to the Department. $481.64
Continuous Walks. $1,346.38
Sewers:
Comprising surveys, estimates, profiles, lines and grades, plans and assessments, and all other engineering work re- lating to sewers. $196.95
Surface Drainage:
Comprising lines, grades, surveys and plans of all surface drainage work . . $150.15
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